Serious question – When do we get to assign some of the blame for the current economic mess on the current administration and current congress? BO has been in office for almost 3 years, at some point this does become his problem, right?

First off, Chicago is a mess. Second, this pride you speak of? Obviously the ganja talking, so no real need to address that, should wear off in the morning and return when you get high again. Lastly, all this so called "President" has done is run for re-election and pander to his base, as well as the ignorant jackals that infest DC and the media. Anyone who thinks they are better off today than they were 3 years ago is likely certifiable, or a communist hippie piece of shit willing to say anything to get Obama re-elected. Motives examined. Sickened by the current condition of political discourse.

If I read this correctly, someone out there has been appointed to speak for 99% of the US population. And that 99% is impressed with the job the President has done. Either that, or someone out there is a jerk who isn't significant enough to put his/her own name on a letter expressing his/her own personal opinion.

I would venture to say that if your "successful businesses were closed … because banks wouldnt' lend you any more money" … then you probably are not clear on what it means to have a successful business.

Nope wrong. If born in America you have a right to a job, a right to a house, a right to healthcare, and if you start a business, a right to infinite credit regardless of the condition of your ability to pay it back.

"When I joined Goldman Sachs following graduation from Columbia University’s business school, I had no money in the bank, a negative net worth, a National Defense Education Act student loan to repay and a six-month-old child (not to mention his mother, my wife of now 47 years) to support.
I had a successful, near-25-year run at Goldman, which I left 20 years ago to start a private investment firm.But as a taxpaying businessman with a weekly payroll to meet and more than a passing familiarity with the ways of both Wall Street and Washington, I do feel justified in asking you: Is the tone of the current debate really constructive?"

Considering what Goldman Sachs did to the American economy- something that has not only destroyed the livelihoods of millions of Americans and constrain the potential prosperity for the next generation, let me give Mr. Cooperman a hale and hearty "Go F*ck Your Mother" for his letter and his opinions.

Goldman got off writing a check to the SEC that didn't barely affect them, and this c&cks&cker complains about "atmosphere?"

F^ck him. F^ck him good and long. Its a pity that no one will ever enjoy the opportunity Cooperman had that he now lords on all of us as his own doing.There are no "self made men." There are only just societies that provide the opportunity for people of drive and ambition to take advantage of them- something that Goldman destroyed.

Dude relax. Golman's a bunch of shysters but they didn't ruin the economy intentionally or otherwise. Also, isn't getting mad at a guy who left Goldman 20 years ago for things you claim they did to the economy over the past 3 years a bit disconnected?

Calm the fuck down and see a dermatologist about getting that "GS sux" tatoo removed.

"Didn't intentionally destroy?" Gee. I guess you missed the part in the 17 books written about the crisis that had Goldman selling crap mortgages around the world to all of those money center banks, after some connivance from the rating agencies, and then shorted the crap for their own account.

What a swell bunch of folks, dedicated to the kind of capital formation that makes America great!

The more frequently you monitor your portfolio, the more likely you are to observe a loss. This is likely to cause short-sighted decisions and could hurt your investment performance. If you are checking your portfolio more than once per quarter, you’re doing it too much.